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casions he was certainly irritable; but the aspect of danger calmed him in an instant, and restored to him the free exercise of all the powers of his noble nature. A more undaunted man in the hour of peril never breathed. The attack had been brought on principally by the vexations which I have before dwelt upon; but his mode of living was also in part a cause of this fit. He ate nothing but fish, cheese, and vegetables; having regulated his table so as not to cost more than forty-five paras. This he did to show that he could live on fare as simple as that of the Greek soldiers. The weather had prevented him from using exercise, and we repeatedly remonstrated with him on the necessity of some change in his habits. We felt a most painful alarm at the very suspicion of any serious danger to him; but we flattered ourselves with the notion that if we could contrive to get him into the open air, and even renew those violent

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exercises which had agreed so well with him formerly, he would not experience any bad consequences from his late attack. Lord Byron's fit had not taken place more than half an hour, when a false alarm was brought to us that the Suliotes had taken to their arms, and were about to attack the Seraglio, in order to seize upon our powder and cannon, and other magazines. We ran to our arsenal: Parry ordered the artillerymen under arms; our cannon were loaded and pointed on the approaches to the gates; the sentinels were doubled.

This alarm had originated with two Germans, who, having taken too much wine, and seeing a body of soldiers with their guns in their hands, proceeding towards the Seraglio, had at once thought that a revolution was at hand, and spread their news over the whole town. The fact was, these troops were merely changing

quarters. These Germans were so inconsiderate, that whilst we were at the arsenal, they forced their way into Byron's bedchamber, swearing that they came to defend him and his house. Fortunately, we were not present; for, as this was so short a time after his Lordship's attack, we should have been tempted to fling the intruders out of window:

February 16.-My Lord was better today, and he got up at noon; but he was very pale and weak, and he had a sensation of weight in his head. The doctors applied eight leeches to his temples, and the blood flowed very copiously: it was stopped with difficulty, and he fainted. However, he made a joke of his fit, notwithstanding it was far from a subject of pleasantry with us, who knew how much depended on the health of Lord Byron.

We had some more news from Lepanto; the Albanians had had another interview with our messenger, and had expressed themselves ready to give up the castle to my Lord. Indeed, they added, that they would bring about the surrender of the castles of the Morea and Patras: but this was only to increase their credit with us.

The fortifications of Missolonghi being very much in want of repair, Parry undertook to put the city into a perfect state of defence for 1000 dollars, as also to repair the fortress of Basiladi, which, from its position in the shallows, might be considered as the key of Missolonghi. The magistrates accepted the offer, and agreed to give 1500 dollars towards the completion of the work.

Another opportunity now occurred, by

which Lord Byron was able to follow up

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his former efforts towards inculcating the principles and practice of humanity into both the nations engaged in the present struggle. There were two-and-twenty Turks, including women and children, who had been held in captivity in Missolonghi since the beginning of the Revolution. Byron made a request to the government that they might be given up to him. It was granted; and my Lord, after providing them with what was requisite, sent them to Prevesa, with the following letter to Mr. Mayer, the English Consul at that port.

«SIR,

"Coming to Greece, one of my principal objects was "to alleviate as much as possible the miseries incident to "a warfare so cruel as the present. When the dictates "of humanity are in question, I know no difference be"tween Turks and Greeks. It is enough that those who "want assistance are men, in order to claim the pity and

protection of the meanest pretender to humane feelings. "I have found here twenty-four Turks, including women " and children, who have long pined in distress, far from

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